Yesterday, Bethenny Frankel denied rumors she was pregnant. Today? The soon-to-be a real "housewife" now tells People—while "fighting back tears," no less—that the rumor is actually true, but she hadn't planned on revealing the news yet, since she's still in her first trimester. Or because it would get in the way of…
• Jeremy Piven, now fully recovered from his bout with mercury poisoning, has been squiring lots of women around town in recent days. He was out with "a super-pretty African American girl" last Friday; a day later, he was at the Rangers season opener with "a gorgeous blond." Let this be another reminder, however,…
Reality TV stars artfully bare their souls on camera and in the tabloids, and even better, they do it all without a script. But a TV show is only the first step to building a brand, and now countless pseudo-celebs are milking their 15 minutes and peddling products that you couldn't possibly live without. (Or so they…
It's just what you've been waiting for: a chance to see the cast of the Real Housewives of New York engage in a spirited debate with the cast of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. The topic: Which state is cooler, New York or New Jersey? (You didn't expect them to be debating Iranian nuclear proliferation, did you?)…
Simon van Kempen and wife Alex McCord of the Real Housewives of New York City spent much of Fashion Week attending parties for the free champagne and gift bags. One of his employees, however, clearly wasn't in the mood to party. Last week a maintenance worker at the crummy hotel that van Kempen manages, the Hotel…
Just when you thought another person couldn't get in on all the Gossip Girl action, designer Anna Sui unveiled a line for Target inspired by none other than Gossip Girl. On Wednesday evening, Target previewed the collection at a Soho townhouse-turned-pop-up shop for a group of Anna's friends, GG cast members like…
• Speculation over the cause of DJ AM's death last Friday continues. People's sources tell the magazine Goldstein had eight undigested OxyContin pills in his stomach (and a ninth in his mouth) when he died, pretty clear evidence it was a suicide. TMZ reported a few days ago that the overdose was accidental, and it's…
• It's been a couple of thousand years since a man named Jesus "sparked a frenzy" in Jerusalem. But it happened again yesterday when Jesus (Luz, that is) accompanied Madonna to the Western Wall. [DM]
• Yesterday it was reported that Chris Brown had told Larry King that he didn't really remember beating up Rihanna.…
August 24 @ 3:45pm [Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] Tottering down the street on super platform sandals bleating into a cellphone. Her crazy eyes were fully visible and her pupils were basically spinning.
• Real Housewives star Jill Zarin and her husband, Bobby, put their apartment on the market just six weeks ago. But they've already been forced to drop prices. The three-bedroom condo at 401 East 60th Street, which the Zarins put up for sale for $3.2 million in July, is now $2.995 million. [Cityfile, PDE]
• Former…
Aug. 5 @ 10pm [Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] I was walking home, heard a husky voice and saw "the countess." She was obviously wasted and was screaming, "that show is NOTHING without me!"
• Cameron Douglas, the son of Michael Douglas, was arrested at the Gansevoort Hotel last week. The crime? He had about $18,000 worth of meth with him, which he was planning to sell. [NYP]
• Mischa Barton's return to the party scene this past weekend wasn't entirely drama-free. She got upset and talked "frantically"…
The Real Housewives of New York City are back in the news (not that they ever left, really), since production on the next season of the show has been held up while four of the five ladies bicker with Bravo over how much they're going to get paid. The only one who's agreed to participate thus far? That would be…
• "Real Housewife" Jill Zarin has put her three-bedroom apartment 401 East 60th Street on the market. The 1,956-square-foot condo—which Zarin tackily gussied up last season—is listed with Prudential Douglas Elliman's Callae Brownstein and Howard Margolis for $3.2 million. [NYP, PDE]
• Dorris Carr Bonfigli, the Upper…
Though boring Jill Zarin and crazy Ramona Singer are still holding out for more money, a third season of Real Housewives of New York City has been greenlit, and the producers are in the hunt for more housewives...
• Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Lionel Richie, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, and a truck full of elephants (left) will all on hand for the Michael Jackson's memorial service in LA later today. Debbie Rowe and Elizabeth Taylor will not be there, however. [Reuters, NYDN, People, Us]
• Several…
If the thought of spending a few months in the company of LuAnn, Jill, Bethenny, Kelly, Ramona, and Alex excites you, you're in luck: Bravo is still looking for another woman to join the cast of Real Housewives next season:
• Just when you thought Lindsay Lohan couldn't do anything to surprise you: It seems $400,000 worth of Christian Dior jewelry went missing following an Elle photo shoot in London. The last person to see it? That would be Lohan, who is now being sought by investigators for questioning. [NYDN, TMZ]
• Despite rumors to…
Bethenny Frankel's decision to wear a see-through dress to the Apollo's 75th anniversary gala on Monday night? Another publicity stunt, clearly. But you've got to give it to her for doing whatever it takes to stir up some media attention. An ass cheek one week, a boob the next: no body part shall go unexploited. […
Ohhh girrrl! The Real Housewives of New York are hookin' up. Because it's summer and young man's fancies have turned to sweaty lust, and so have old ladies'. The Countess was seen dancing, while Kelly was spotted flirting with Leonidas.
